The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-28

Whereas, A petition signed by more than
! fifty taxpayers of the Parish of Calcasieu has
been presented to the Police Jury of said
parish praying the enactment by said Police
| Jury, for an ordinance to encourage sheep
husbaudry and protect sheep from the raya-
ges OF dogs, as provided for In Sec. 8, Of Act
| No. Ill OF the General Assembly. Therefore
| by virtue Of act No. Ill of the Acts of the
| Legislature OF the State of Louisiana, of
| 1885, authorizing and empowering the Police
JuTies of the different parishes of the State
| to pass such ordinances as may be necessary
to carry out the provision of said act in all
| its different PROVISIONS,
SECTION /. Be IL Ordained by The Police
jury Of the FariSh Of OaleGsieu, That It shall
| be unlawful for any person or persons to
| keep or suffer to run at large, any sheep
killing dog owned or possessed by them,
| knowing the same to be such, or that any
| dog thus kept or owned by any person as
aforesaid, that shall have killed, wounded,
| MANNED or bitten any sheep or lamb, or In
| any manner damaged the same, the owner or
keeper of said dog shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanoT, and shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not less than thirty days, or both, at The dis
erection of the court.
Sec. O. BE il further Ordained, That It
| shall be the duty Of any citizen who knows
/ of any person keeping any dog as described
| in the foregoing section, that has killed, bit
| ten, manned or damaged any sheep or lamb,
to report and make affidavit to the fact be-
\ fore any justice Of the peace Of this parish,
and it shall be the duty of said justice to is
sue q warrant directed 10 the constable Of
| his ward, or to the sheriff of said parish, COM
manding him to proceed without delay to
| the place where said dog may be kept and
then and there to take said dog and destroy
| the same, and all the expenses Incurred by
| the said Justice and other officers In issuing
| and executing said warrant shall be paid by
| the owner or DOssessoT of the dog destroyed,
| and In case the said owner or possessOT of
said dog shall fail or neglect to pay the cost
| incurred as fOTesaid, after an account OF the
same shall have been certified to by the said
| justice as being correct, he shall pay fine
| of not less than ten dollars nor more than
/ twenty-five dollars, to be collected by civil
| suit In the name of the Police Jury of this
/ Parish before any court OF competent juris-
\ dieti0n.
SEC. 3. Be il further Ordained, That any
| dog owned or kept as aforesaid, that shall
| have killed, wounded, manned or damaged
any sheep or lamb, the property Of another,
| the owner or keeper of said dog shall be liza
| BILE for, and pay TO the owner OF eaid sheep,
| Ave times the estimated value Of said sheep,
| the sheep thus destroyed, as damages GUS
tanned, together with reasonable amount
| for his attorneys fees and necessary expenses
!
cradle before any court OF competent iuris-
| diction.
SEC. L. BE Il further Ordained, That the
fees Of the justice Of the peace and other
| officers for services to be rendered under
| Sec. 2, of this Ordinance shall be as follows,
| to-wits For making and taking affidavit,
| one dollar, and for issuing warrant, fifty
cents the constable or sheriff shall be al
lowed for executing q warrant issued under
| said section, one dollar and ten cents for
each mile he necessarily travels In going TO
and returning from the execution OF said
warrant.
SEC. 5. Be IL further Ordained, That all
laws or parts Of laws in conflict with the
| foregoing ordinances, except what is CON
strued 10 Act No. Ill Of the Acts of 1885, be
and the same are hereby repealed and the
same shall become law and promulgated IN
| thirty days from the publication Of the same
In the official journals Of the parish:
Approved. ]. W BRYAN,
President Of Police Jury.
Attest DosITE VINCENT,
aprll30 5t.l Clerk Of Police Jury